[Various] The Deposed Crown Prince's Survival Story

Although Qin soldiers stood in rows on both sides of the palace gate, the surroundings were completely silent; not a sound was uttered. They stood there stiffly, like wooden or clay sculptures.

Gongzi Gao grabbed Fusu's sleeve, looked at the soldiers in black armor, silent and murderous, and whispered, "Brother Fusu, I'm scared."

The soldiers responsible for protecting Xianyang Palace were not the kind of idle men who would just stay in Xianyang and wait to die; on the contrary, they were all elite soldiers selected from the Qin front-line soldiers.

With his imposing aura that emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, coupled with his tall and imposing physique and his dignified and intimidating appearance, it's no wonder that Young Master Gao was afraid.

"What are you afraid of? Hehua isn't afraid yet, how dare you be afraid?" Fusu pointed at Hehua in the basket with his backhand.

"What does she know?" Gongzi Gao turned his head and glanced at Hehua. She was eight months old and all she did was eat, drooling as she ate. Only Fusu could tolerate her. She was much worse than our Langgan.

My Langgan is the real princess of Qin, mwah! There's a hundred times more of me between Hehua and my Langgan.

"Then what do you know? Zhao Xiaogao, you're such a coward! You are a prince of Qin, the son of my father. They are all soldiers of Qin, my father's soldiers. We are their masters, and they are responsible for protecting us. What do you have to be afraid of?"

"But...they're still so scary! Just think, we had only just stepped into the square when they appeared. They seemed to come out of nowhere, and they walked without making a sound, just like ghosts."

"Wake up, left, left... that's it... I bet there's a hidden door there, but the person who designed this barbican used some physical principles to cover it up so we can't see it."

As soon as Meng Yi arrived after receiving the message, he heard the older of the three children instructing the younger one with powerful and resonant words.

Meng Yi was slightly startled, and his gaze toward Fu Su became more discerning. Although there weren't many people who could guess the location of the secret door when they first saw these Qin soldiers who appeared as if they had descended from the heavens, there were still quite a few. But he had never seen anyone so young before.

The eldest son was indeed as intelligent as the rumors said.

Rumors? Whose rumors? Of course, it's about Ying Zheng, who likes to show off his son when he has nothing to do, saying he's awesome, can roll around, can be cute, has a good memory, and can even do math.

"This humble general Meng Yi greets the eldest son, the second son, and the young master Huayang." Meng Yi knelt on one knee before Fusu and respectfully asked, "May I ask what brings you two gentlemen here?"

"Huh? You know us?" Young Master Gao exclaimed in surprise, pointing to his own face and saying, "You still recognize me... no, this young master."

Fusu glanced at Gongzi Gao, said nothing, but subtly took two steps back, distancing himself from Gongzi Gao.

Why would there be such a foolish Earthling cub?

This is the Qin King's harem. All these people are subordinates of the Qin King, the big boss. Their job is to protect the important figures in the harem, and we are the three most important ones in the harem... It's not that Fusu is narcissistic, but for the royal family, children are all of royal blood and cannot be insulted. The women who give birth to them, even the queen, are just tools for having children.

Getting back to the main point, the characteristics of every important figure in the harem must have already been memorized by the Qin soldiers responsible for defense. There were only two little boys in Xianyang Palace, and Fusu estimated that as soon as the three of them appeared, the guards should have guessed their identities.

Otherwise, they would have already shouted at them to reveal their names instead of greeting them with an air of "Inviting the eldest son to review the troops."

Thinking that this group of people had come to invite him to review the troops, Fusu straightened his back, stuck out his chubby little belly, and imitated Ying Zheng's usual manner, saying with great momentum: "This baby... no, this young master is going out, you all get out of my way."

Meng Yi raised his head slightly to look at Fu Su. Seeing that he was clearly a cute little guy, but he was trying to act like an adult, he couldn't help but grin inwardly.

Despite his inward amusement, Meng Yi kept his expression completely composed, adopting a businesslike tone: "If the young master or princess wishes to leave, this humble general would certainly not dare to obstruct them. However... does the young master or princess have any orders from the King? If not... perhaps we should wait a moment while this humble general sends someone to consult the King first?"

"He sent someone to summon Father. What should we do?" Prince Gao tugged at Fusu's sleeve and whispered, "What should we do if he brings Father here?"

"Don't worry, a foreign envoy is coming today, and Father won't be able to come for a while. He can't be in two places at once." After saying this, Fusu gave Gongzi Gao a shove on the waist. "I'm going to give you a task."

Gongzi Gao staggered a couple of steps, turned back to look at Fusu, and stammered, "Wh...what mission?"

"Take care of him! Make him let us out!" Fusu pointed at Meng Yi, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Huh? Let me do it?" Young Master Gao pointed to his nose, looking surprised, and said, "Didn't you say..."

"What did I say?" Fusu looked at Gongzi Gao with a self-righteous expression. "Tell me, what did I say?"

Gongzi Gao silently lowered his head. Okay, you really didn't say anything. You just said, "Call me 'good brother' and I'll tell you how to get out of the city," but you didn't say that the way out of the city was for me to figure out.

Seeing Gongzi Gao's dejected appearance, Fusu, who couldn't bear his weakness and incompetence and wanted to train his younger brother, stepped forward and said, "Hey little brother, I advise you to solve this problem quickly, otherwise... I don't mind getting rid of you."

Gongzi Gao turned around and glanced at Fusu. Looking at his older brother's small pink fists and three-headed body, and then at Meng Yi kneeling in front of him, whose height was terrifying, Gongzi Gao still felt that Fusu was more frightening.

"Hey! You! Let us out!" Young Master Gao shouted, one hand on his hip and the other pointing at Meng Yi.

Looking at the young master's childish appearance, Meng Yi smiled inwardly and said, "Young master, this humble general..."

"Don't waste your breath on him, or he'll stall for time." Before Meng Yi could finish speaking, Fu Su interrupted him, "He's definitely sent someone to call Father. You don't want to get caught by Father before you even leave the palace, do you? Since you're going to get caught anyway, you might as well go out and have some fun."

Upon hearing Fusu's words, Gongzi Gao became anxious. He took two steps forward, grabbed a small dagger from Meng Yi's body, and held it to Meng Yi's neck, growling, "Hmph! Let us out, or I'll kill you!"

As Gongzi Gao spoke, he grabbed the hilt of the dagger with one hand and the blade with the other, trying to pull it out, but after pulling twice, the dagger did not budge.

Gongzi Gao looked at Meng Yi with an awkward expression, while Meng Yi looked at Gongzi Gao with a blank expression.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment, while Fusu rolled his eyes behind them.

Young Master Gao is wronged, Young Master Gao is sad, Young Master Gao is about to shed tears.

Seeing Gongzi Gao's large eyes slowly welling up with tears, Meng Yi, who was only seventeen years old this year, finally couldn't help but ask, "Young master, do you need any help?"

"Hmm..." Young Master Gao nodded aggrievedly and held the dagger in front of Meng Yi.

Fusu behind him began to feel excruciating pain. The foolish little cub of Earth had actually handed over his weapon again. How stupid... Why is such a stupid creature my brother?

"Young master, look here there's a protrusion. When you pull it out, you have to hold down this protrusion and then pull hard... That's how you pull it out... Young master, look, it's out now, isn't it?"

Wow! That's great! Let's try again!

"It's easy, isn't it... Why don't you try it yourself, young master?"

"I tried it... and it was really easy... I pulled it out in no time... it wasn't difficult at all."

He simply couldn't stand his younger brother acting foolish—especially acting foolish in front of outsiders, and even in front of so many outsiders and his father's subordinates. He had completely disgraced the Prince of Qin.

Boss, I don't know what kind of temper you have, but you have such stupid subordinates and such a stupid son. They've dragged down the IQ of the entire Xianyang Palace.

Fusu, unable to bear it any longer, finally jumped up. Only then did he belatedly realize something was wrong. His silly, cute smile froze on his face, and he looked at Meng Yi with a blank, helpless expression. Gongzi Gao, unsure of what to do next, snatched the dagger from his hand, deftly drew it, and held it to Gongzi Gao's neck. Pulling Gongzi Gao back two steps, he shouted at Meng Yi, "Let us out! Or I'll kill him!"

Looking at Fusu's childish yet fierce appearance, Meng Yi gasped, unsure whether he should open the door and let him in, or risk injuring the young master and snatch the dagger.

How can such a small child be so ruthless?

"Stop spacing out, or I'll kill him if you don't open the door..." Fusu grabbed Gongzi Gao's hand by the neck, the dagger pressed tightly against Gongzi Gao's snow-white neck.

Although Fusu had only pressed the blunt side of the dagger against Gongzi Gao's neck, rather than the sharp edge, the chill from it still frightened Gongzi Gao into crying, "Waaah... Open the door... Open the door quickly..."

"Open the door! If you don't open the door, I'll kill her again..." Fusu pointed at Hehua behind him with his free hand.

Meng Yi was almost paralyzed with fear by Fusu. This child... is he three years old this year? He no longer cared where Fusu learned this trick from; he just wanted to know, how could this child... be so monstrous? His monstrous intelligence was terrifying! If he became the King of Qin, he would either be a wise and virtuous ruler or a tyrant.

He couldn't be a tyrant, because he was too clever.

However, a king who is too clever may also become a king who brings disaster to the country and its people, or even a king who brings about the end of an era, like Emperor Xin.

"If you don't open the door, I'll kill myself!" Fusu pointed the sharp edge of the dagger at his own neck. The sunlight reflected off the gleaming blade, making it painful to look at.

After a series of cracking sounds, without Meng Yi needing to speak, the Qin soldiers standing around had already dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground, and respectfully said to Fusu, "Young Master, please reconsider! Young Master, please take care!"

Faced with this scene, Fusu revealed a bright smile.